• St George and the Dragon luminary
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    St George and the Dragon luminary

    March 13, 2016 - By 

    St George’s Day isn’t celebrated until April 23rd but that didn’t top us having fun with this George and the Dragon luminary. We really enjoy crafting with these large glass jars and now the children are a little bit older  I don’t worry about them so much. Saint George lived in the 3rd century and was born in what was the Roman Empire, somehow he ended up as the patron Saint of England. Supplies needed to make a St George and the dragon luminary Clip top glass jar with clip-top lid removed Bostik White Glu Green tissue paper wooden peg doll…

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    Blaze and the Monster Machines Twitter Party

    March 12, 2016 - By 

    Advance notice! On Wednesday I’ll be taking part in a really fun Blaze and the Monster Machines Twitter Party and you are invited! Party Date: Wednesday 16th March 2016 Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm Blaze and the Monster Machines is a series for pre-school children featuring Blaze, the world’s most amazing monster truck, and his driver and best friend 8-year-old AJ. The series follows their adventures in Axle City, a town populated with big-wheeled vehicles known as monster machines. Blaze knows everything about science, technology, engineering and maths. When things get really tough he can use his scientific know-how to transform himself…

  • baking - days out - Easter - Family Life - Kids crafts

    Getting ready for Easter with Matalan

    March 12, 2016 - By 

    The children enjoy Easter almost as much as Christmas and we love to make Easter cards and decorations, bake Easter treats and go on an Easter egg hunt. This year Matalan kindly sent us a big basket full of their Easter range to show you. Over the last few days we have been busy trying everything out. I usually pop into Matalan to buy clothes for the children. They are always great quality and wear well. I seem to have missed a trick though as I didn’t realise they sell so many other things! The children have already made their…

  • mindfulness - Orla Kiely

    Win a copy of Orla Kiely colouring book

    March 11, 2016 - By 

    As a huge fan of Orla Kiely design and adult colouring books you probably weren’t surprised to hear I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy of the Orla Kiely colouring book. In this, her first colouring book, Orla includes a feature on her much-loved palette, explains how to add texture to the page and create new colours through layering. Pick up some crayons or felt-tips and create your own fabulous patterns and prints. It’s the perfect gift for anyone who loves colouring, fashion, design and illustration. The book really is a delight and I love looking at…

  • Sizzix crafts

    Hand painted feather tshirt

    March 11, 2016 - By 

    I’m sharing a tutorial over on the Sizzix blog today for a hand painted feather t-shirt. I love a simple DIY and this couldn’t be easier! I used the leftover card from last weeks project (dipped paper feathers) as a template to paint directly on to a t-shirt with DYLON fabric paints. I love using DYLON paint (although need to invest in some more colours!) as it is such a quick way to update clothes. I only gave it one coat as the colours were quite strong on a plain white t-shirt, then ironed the paint when it was dry…

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    What I’m reading: London Stitch & Knit

    March 10, 2016 - By 

    My bedside table is piled high with books at the moment. I seem to behind sharing them here but today I wanted to tell you about London Stitch & Knit: a craft lover’s guide to London’s Fabric, Knitting and Haberdashery Shops by Leigh Metcalf. The author blogs at Found, now home which I’ve enjoyed for a while so I was excited when she mentioned she was working on her first book about haberdashery shops in London. As a Londoner who loved to stitch I knew I was going to want a copy of London Stitch & Knit on my shelves.…

  • Star Wars Duck Tape wallet
    Duck Tape crafts - Kids crafts - Star Wars crafts - tutorial

    Star Wars Duck Tape wallet

    March 9, 2016 - By 

    I’m a huge fan of crafting with Duck Tape. It’s strong, colourful and good value. My local Hobbycraft always has an eye catching display and a few weeks ago we spotted they had Star Wars Duck Tape! My 5 year old is obsessed with Star Wars so we bought some to craft with. He made me a picture frame with it so I thought it was about time I made him a little gift. Whilst he was at school I made him a Star Wars Duck Tape wallet to keep all his Star Wars cards safe. This took 10 minutes…

  • baking

    Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Rocky Road recipe

    March 8, 2016 - By 

    I had never made Rocky Road until recently. My obsession with Tunnock’s products is continuing and, after the success of my last few baking experiments, I decided to add a couple of Tunnocks Caramel Wafer bars to Rocky Road and see what happened. I found a Nigella Lawson recipe for Rocky Road and followed that, you can find it here. I already had all the ingredients I needed so it was simple to make, I just substituted 2 Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer bars for the biscuits. As you can see, they were quite crumbly but that didn’t seem to matter. This…

  • housekeeping

    How to Save Money On Your Grocery Shopping

    March 7, 2016 - By 

    Unless you’re the savviest shopper out there, you might be spending more money than you have to on your weekly food bill. Personally, when it comes to feeding our family, we shop in a way that helps give us the tastiest, most varied and most nutritional diet without breaking the bank. But like anyone else, we’re susceptible to the offers designed to fill up our basket with stuff we don’t need! For that reason, it’s been really interesting to learn about the results of a survey conducted Money Advice Service. Did you know, for example, that 59% of people say…